Rides, routes and repairs from someone who prefers the slow road.
Wider tyres at lower pressure changed the bike more than any other part I have bought. I carry two tubes, a pump and a small multitool, and so far that has always been enough. The descent on the far side is narrow, with one blind corner that I always take too carefully. The climb is not steep, but it goes on for longer than the map suggests.
The saddle needed a few millimetres of adjustment and then it disappeared, as a good one should. The cafe at the halfway point was closed, as it has been every time I counted on it.
Nothing about this route is remarkable, which is exactly why I like it. I got home with the lights on, later than I had promised.
I took the gravel track along the river instead, and did not regret the extra hour. Rain was forecast for the afternoon and for once it kept to the schedule.
A clean chain makes an old bike feel new, and it takes ten minutes. Rain was forecast for the afternoon and for once it kept to the schedule.
I got home with the lights on, later than I had promised. Nothing about this route is remarkable, which is exactly why I like it. Wider tyres at lower pressure changed the bike more than any other part I have bought. I left before the town woke up, which is the only way to have the road to yourself.
There was a headwind for the whole second half, so I stopped looking at the speed. The descent on the far side is narrow, with one blind corner that I always take too carefully.
I left before the town woke up, which is the only way to have the road to yourself. The descent on the far side is narrow, with one blind corner that I always take too carefully. There was a headwind for the whole second half, so I stopped looking at the speed. A clean chain makes an old bike feel new, and it takes ten minutes.